India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall over Coastal Karnataka, Konkan, Goa and Madhya Maharashtra today.
The IMD also predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall over Chhattisgarh, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Gangetic West Bengal, Odisha, South Interior Karnataka and Telangana today. Heavy rainfall is also expected in parts of Northwest,
Northeast and Southern Peninsular India today with thunderstorms, gusty winds and lightning prevailing over the next seven days. The Met Department said similar conditions are expected over East, Central and West India during the next five to seven days.
Meanwhile, Delhi NCR is likely to witness heavy rainfall during the day. The Met department also issued a heavy rainfall warning and an orange alert for Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Delhi and Assam.
The IMD issued a yellow alert for states like Haryana, Punjab, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Tripura, Manipur, and Kerala. It forecast heavy rains in these areas between July 22 and 28.
South peninsular India: For this region, the IMD predicted extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places over Telangana. The Met Department also issued a red alert for Telangana on July 22.
Other places where heavy rains are likely between July 22 and 28 include Kerala & Mahe, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, coastal Andhra Pradesh, coastal Karnataka and Lakshadweep. It added that strong surface winds – speed reaching 40-50 kmph – are very likely over South Peninsular India during the next 5 days.
West India. This region is expected to receive heavy rainfall in the next five days. Isolated places over Konkan & Goa, ghat areas of Madhya Maharashtra, Marathawada and Gujarat could receive heavy rains from July 22-28.
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